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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1710.10

Sister State Money Judgments

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Owenby (2002)

Most recently applied in WV 23 Jumpstart, LLC v. Mynarcik (December 2023)

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 64

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Judgment creditor” means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment.

(b) “Judgment debtor” means the person or persons against whom an action to enforce a sister state judgment can be brought.

(c) “Sister state judgment” means that part of any judgment, decree, or order of a court of a state of the United States, other than California, which requires the payment of money, but does not include a support order as defined in Section 155 of the Family Code.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.